Ermir Dobjani is one of the office’s founders and Senior Partner. Mr. Dobjani graduated with Honors in Law from the Faculty of Political Science and Law of the University of Tirana in 1976. From 1981 to 1988 he was an external lecturer of administrative law in this Faculty and from 1989 to 1991 he worked at full time as an internal lecturer and directed the Public Law Department. In 1994, Mr. Dobjani founded the Dobjani Lawyers law office, where it operated for a period of six years until year 2000 when the office was temporarily closed due to the public office where Mr. Dobjani was elected. From February 2000 to February 2010, Mr. Dobjani was elected from the Albanian Parliament for two mandates in a row in the public office of the Albanian Ombudsman (People’s Advocate). He was awarded the science degree of “Doctor of Law” in 1991 and the Professor title in 2010. At present, Mr. Dobjani is the head professor of administrative law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Tirana and Senior Partner of the Dobjani Lawyers law office. Professor and Doctor of Law Ermir Dobjani, practitioner and academic, has more than thirty years of experience and practice of Albanian law, his main areas of expertise being human rights, administrative law, contract law, criminal law and civil and commercial litigation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DOBJANI LAWYERS, Attorneys & Counselors at Law (since January 2011)
Ombudsman of the Republic of Albania (2000-2010)
DOBJANI LAWYERS, Attorneys & Counselors at Law (1994-2000)
Director of the High Institute of Public Order (today – Police Academy) and lecturer and responsible of administrative law in the Institute (1991)
Different functions in the General Prosecution Office in Tirana (1975-1991)

EDUCATION

Awarded the Scientific Title of “Professor” (2010)
Awarded the Scientific Grade “Doctor of Juridical Sciences” (1995)
Admission at the Albanian Bar Association (1992)
Law Faculty, University of Tirana (1976)

LANGUAGES

Albanian, English, French

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Head Professor (since 2010) of administrative law at the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana (since 1981)
Member, Public Contracts in Legal Globalization (PCLG)